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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The potential benefits of this research range from decreasing oil consumption to increasing options for American farmers. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Researchers will rely on advanced genomics techniques to develop breeding and other strategies to improve the crops.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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For the study, switchgrass plants will be grown in 14 test sites ranging north to south across the continent, from South Dakota to central Mexico. hallii has been driven by its close relationship to the bioenergy crop switchgrass, Juenger said in a presentation this January at the conference “Plant and Animal Genome XXIII”. hallii var.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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At the 2021 Mine Action Innovation Conference in Geneva, we heard about a researcher named John Frucci at Oklahoma State University who directs the OSU Global Consortium for Explosive Hazard Mitigation. In the summer of 2022, we spent two weeks with Frucci at OSU’s explosives range, which has more than 50 types of unexploded ordnance.

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Summer Update

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We thank our partners for your wide range of support in this important endeavor and are grateful for everyone’s efforts and dedication in making this campaign an overwhelming success to this point. The press conference will be at 3:00 pm at Austin City Hall. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.